holy_calamity writes: Tech Review discusses how it will soon be possible to pay in stores by waving your cellphone over a contactless reader, thanks to new handsets due next year, and RFID stickers and cases offered today by firms including Visa. Convenient for shoppers, but a major driver of the technology is the opportunity for retailers to gain access to their customer's cellphones and social networks for marketing purposes.

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Why does the U.S. always seem so far behind with cell phone technology when compared to Japan? I went to Japan about five years ago and they were already starting to use their cell phones to purchase soft drinks and beers from vending machines. And about three years ago they were starting to pay for their fast food using their cell phones http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6400217.stm [bbc.co.uk]